Valmiki Ramayana 1.43.13: Bala Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 13
गङ्गावतरणम्
The Descent of the Gaṅgā and Bhagiratha’s Fulfilment
सुचक्षुश्चैव सीता च सिन्धुश्चैव महानदी ।
तिस्रस्त्वेता दिशं जग्मुः प्रतीचीं तु शुभोदकाः ॥१३॥
sucakṣuś caiva sītā ca sindhuś caiva mahānadī |
tisras tv etā diśaṃ jagmuḥ pratīcīṃ tu śubh-odakāḥ ||13||
सुचक्षु, सीता और सिंधु नदी, यह तीनों पानी ले के चले गए। यह सब पानी अच्छा था, साफ था। सब लोगों ने वेस्ट की तरफ जाना था।
Auspicious Suchakshu, Sita and a great river Sindhu, these three great rivers flowed westwards.
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Dharma is shown through sacred order in nature: rivers are portrayed as purifying forces that sustain life and ritual purity, supporting righteous living.
The descended waters branch into named streams; three of these rivers are said to flow westward.
Not a personal virtue, but the idea of auspiciousness (śubhatā) in creation that aids human dharma through purity and sustenance.
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